Fractal Audio Systems AM4 - Amp Modeler

[laxu]

The only con ive found so far is that some of the parameters, once moved cannot return to their original state which is pretty lame. It isn't bad enough to where it makes a difference but to my OCD this is an issue.

For example the screen frequency in the IIC++ defaults at 14. After adjusting up and down to play it will not go back to 14. It's either 14.1 or 13.95.

This is just the way it calculates the value, and depending on where you started it can end up somewhere else. IMO it's excessively granular and e.g 0.1 steps for most things would be more than enough. You can use AM4-Edit to input specific values manually.

 

[maddnotez]

I don't have the app in front of me, but can you not click on it and manually type in a number like 14?

This is just the way it calculates the value, and depending on where you started it can end up somewhere else. IMO it's excessively granular and e.g 0.1 steps for most things would be more than enough. You can use AM4-Edit to input specific values manually.

Yeah I was editing in the box and not in the Edit App for PC

 

[maddnotez]

Here is my first recording attempt with the AM4 after discovering expert edit pages. Definitely need more time with the AM4 but it's really starting to come along in my opinion.

I do have to admit, without these deep editing options I don't think I'd be able to get acceptable tones. Expert editing pretty much makes or breaks the AM4 and I was close to selling it until now.

The recording itself isn't that great, not very tight and just throwaway drums but wanted to test.

 

[synthpenguin]

I am guessing the drive block
Over sampling option is too much CPU for the AM4 or Cliff possibly
Tweaked some of it behind the scenes so it improves the aliasing

Does the Drive block oversampling option really use that much more power vs some of the other power-hungry options (reverb quality, diffusion, etc) to make it non-viable for the AM4? It’s hard to tell from demoes of it on the Axe.

 

[GTR37]

Does the Drive block oversampling option really use that much more power vs some of the other power-hungry options (reverb quality, diffusion, etc) to make it non-viable for the AM4? It’s hard to tell from demoes of it on the Axe.

Well on the Axe on certain drive pedals it a 5% to 7% CPU hit
That would be pretty substantial on AM4 probably getting close to a pitch block